1301:11-7-03
Distance education.

(A)
For purposes of
this rule, the term "distance education" refers to educational programs in
which instruction is accomplished through the use of interactive, electronic
media and where the teacher and student are not physically in the same location
at the time the course is being taught.

(B)
A course provider shall apply to the
division of real estate, for distance education course approval, in a form
prescribed by the superintendent of real estate and include a nonrefundable
processing fee of two hundred dollars. The application form and processing fee
must be submitted to the division of real estate at least forty-five days prior
to the proposed initial date of the offering. Distance education courses
completed by a licensee prior to being approved by the Ohio real estate
appraiser board will not qualify for continuing education credit.

(C)
For the purposes of this rule, the term
"hours of classroom education" shall mean the amount of time necessary to
complete the course, without interruption;

(D)
In addition to the information required
on the application form prescribed by the superintendent, an application for
approval for a distance education course shall include the following and any
other documentation or information requested by the superintendent:

(1)
A complete copy of the course on the
medium that is to be used and, if requested by the superintendent, the sponsor
must make available at the sponsor's expense all software necessary for the
superintendent to review the submitted course;

(2)
Any other relevant information useful in
determining that the course provider proposes an offering which will contribute
to desired current knowledge for the purpose of protecting the consumer and
improving service by state registered, licensed or certified
appraisers.

(3)
Summary of course
design, including methods used to assure active student participation, a
detailed course outline of topics covered, a time sequence for the hours
requested, estimation of length of time it should take a student to complete
the course;

(4)
Satisfactory
documentation of current approval or compliance with paragraph (D) of rule
1301:11-7-01 of the
Administrative Code for each continuing education course for which an
application is submitted.

(E)
The Ohio real estate appraiser board may
approve a course in distance education for continuing education credit, based
upon a satisfactory review of the following criteria:

(1)
The application and materials submitted
pursuant to paragraph (D) of this rule;

(2)
The course is designed to assure that
students actively participate in the instructional process while completing the
course by using techniques that require substantial student interaction with
the instructor, other students or a computer program. The course design must
not permit students to merely sit passively and observe instruction or read
instructional materials;

(3)
The
sponsor provides the students with an orientation or information package which
contains all necessary information about the course, including but not limited
to information about the course subject matter and learning objective,
procedures and requirements for satisfactory course completion, special
requirements with regard to computer hardware and software or other equipment
and the availability of instructor or technical support;

(4)
The sponsor provides appropriate
instructor and technical support to enable students to satisfactorily complete
the course;

(5)
The sponsor uses
procedures that provide reasonable assurance of student identity and that the
student receiving the continuing education credit for completing the course
actually performed all of the work required to complete the course;

(6)
The courses are designed to meet
continuing education course requirements, subject areas of which are specified
in paragraph (G) of this rule.

(F)
Distance education for the national
uniform standards of professional appraisal practice continuing education
course required pursuant to paragraph (B) of rule
1301:11-7-01 of the
Administrative Code shall only be awarded credit when the course is provided or
course instruction is given by at least one appraisal qualifications board
certified instructor(s) and who is a residential or general state certified
appraiser.

(G)
The Ohio real estate
appraiser board may approve distance education course offerings in only the
following subject areas:

(H)
The superintendent may deny an
application for course approval for a distance education course that does not
include institutional controls on the pace of instruction that are satisfactory
to the superintendent

(I)
A state
registered, licensed or certified appraiser may only receive credit for
completion of a distance education course in the calendar year in which the
course was completed, and for which the course was approved, unless the course
is renewed for the succeeding year by filing a renewal with the
division.

(J)
A distance education
course approval may be renewed for the succeeding year by filing with the
division a renewal form prescribed by the division and include a nonrefundable
processing fee of one hundred dollars. The course provider shall only include
information or materials that have changed since the previous year's course
approval. Failure to renew a course shall result in the automatic withdrawal of
the course offering for the succeeding year, without any further action by the
superintendent.

(K)
A course
provider may administer examinations to appraiser credential holders for the
purpose of verifying participation and evaluating the effectiveness of the
distance education course.